Race, Slavery & Emancipation

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (407+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio — America 250-Ohio will host its third annual Underground Railroad Gathering Sept. 27-28 at the Cleveland History Center as part of International Underground Railroad Month. The free, two-day event will bring together historians, educators, community members, descendants and cultural organizations…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago   (366+ words) For centuries, Armenians have faced numerous hardships and challenges that have affected their culture, country and way of life. One of the most devastating occurred in 1915, when roughly 1.5 million Armenians were massacred in the Ottoman Empire, including in Anatolia, part…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago   (619+ words) Lecturers Michelle Lanier and Johnathan D.S. Schroeder speak to nearly 100 in the upstairs ballroom of the 1767 Chowan Courthouse, Sept. 14. The Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library’s Armchair Travelers series opened its America’s 250 lecture series with a presentation on the lives of Harriet and John…...

11+ hour, 44+ min ago   (297+ words) The claims put forward by the Armenian side regarding the ethnic origin of ancient Albanians are not based on historical facts. Modern.az reports that this was stated by Doctor of Historical Sciences Hasan Hasanov at a seminar on “Historical…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1606+ words) The Battle of Alamance in 1771 marked the end of a brief uprising in North Carolina on the eve of the American Revolution known as the Regulator War. The story of the American Revolution’s origin primarily focuses on events in Massachusetts…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (175+ words) Gayle Jessup White fills the gravesite of her brother, Cedric B. "Dickie" Jessup Jr., at The Monticello Graveyard where Jefferson family members are buried. The graveyard’s first African American interment broke a 200-year color barrier. Jefferson descendant Rob Eppes, of The…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (432+ words) Steinbach 9° C, Cloudy © 2026 The Carillon Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, Mennonite communities faced repeated outbreaks of infectious disease. In both Imperial Russia and later Manitoba, epidemics brought grief, uncertainty, and high mortality. Yet the Mennonites responded in ways that reflected…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (223+ words) PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Wondering why those blue-and-gold historical markers in your area might be missing? According to the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, they’re probably just getting patched up. There are more than 2,500 historical plaques throughout the Commonwealth, and the PHMC…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (110+ words) Britain and America. One Story, Two Nations. 2026 marks the 250 anniversary of the signing of a document that changed the world: The US Declaration of Independence. They are recognising this momentous period in British American history with a powerful free exhibition…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (603+ words) Readers respond to William Pettigrew’s article about the lasting significance of the slave trade to Britain’s politics, economy, institutions and cultureWilliam Pettigrew’s book, Britain’s Slave Traders: A Forgotten History, adds a further dimension and depth to our understanding of how…...